NCAA Tournament returning to Yum Center

The NCAA Tournament is returning to the KFC Yum Center for a regional in 2019.

Louisville was among the cities announced as future men’s tournament hosts as the NCAA named future championship sites for sports from the 2017-18 season to 2021-22. The regional will be held at the Yum Center on March 28 and 30, 2019.

Lexington’s Rupp Arena will host men’s tournament first- and second-round games on March 19 and 21, 2021. Kentucky and Louisville fans could enjoy a short drive to first- and second-round games in 2022 when the men’s tournament returns to Cincinnati for the first time in 30 years.

Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; A general view of KFC Yum! Center as the Kentucky Wildcats and the Cincinnati Bearcats tip off in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Tim Bradbury-USA TODAY Sports